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June 14, 1949. R, LEWTQN 2,472,840

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hee 'e .reduced .erid pertien .,ietlie's'ieclfe. late extremity esindieetesi .et 5.- Meii-.eted 'alleen 'tile zredlleeel end pertien 39 is a tubular section 4| having a flange 42 at one end. A nut 43 engages the threaded extremity 49 of the reduced end portion 39 and clamps a piston 44 against the tubular section 42. The tubular section 4| and the nut 43 engage, respectively, an upper central raised portion 45 and a lower raised central portion 46 on the piston 44. The piston has upper and lower skirts 4'I and 48 which combined with the central main portion of the piston gives the piston a sufficient length. The piston 44 has a plurality of parallel passages 49 spaced about the reduced end 39 on the piston rod II. The piston has an upper face 50 and a lower face 5I. A plurality of sector-like depressions 52 are formed in the upper piston face 50 at alternate openings 49. These depressions are indicated in full lines in Fig. 4. A plurality of sector-like depressions 53 are formed in the lower piston face at the remaining alternate passages 49. The depressi-ons 53 are indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4. A comparison of the full lines and dotted lines representing the depressions in Fig. 4 will indicate that a depression 52 is formed at the upper face at one opening. a depression 53 is formed at the lower face at the next opening, a depression 52 is formed in the upper face at the next opening and so on. An upper valve ring 54 is seated upon the upper piston face 59 and is resiliently maintained in seated position by a coil spring 55 acting between the valve ring 54 and the flange 42 on the tubular section 4|. A lower valve ring 56 is seated on the lower piston face 5| and is resiliently maintained in this position by a coil springr 51 acting between the lower valve ring 56 and a ilange 58 on the nut 43. It will be seen from Fig. 2 that the upper valve ring 54 closes the upper ends of those passages 49 at which no depressions 52 lare formed and leaves open the upper ends of the other passages 49 at which the depressions 52 are formed although thering 54 completely overlies the latter openings 49. Similarly it will be seen from Fig. 2 that the lower Valve ring 5| closes the lower ends of those passages 49 at which no depressions 53 are formed and leaves open the remaining passages 49 at which the depressions 53 are formed although the valve ring 56 completely overlies the latter passages 49. It will also be noted that with tbe valve rings 54 and 56 positioned as shown in Fig. 2, half of the passages 49 are closed `at the upper end and opened at the lower end, and the other passages are open at the upper and closed at the lower end.

At the face 50, at which the depressions 52 are formed, the portions between the depressions are raised and so constitute elevated seating portions that surround those openings 49 at which the depressions 52 are not adjacent. Similarly, l

at the face 5|, at which the depressions 53 are formed, the portions between the depressions are `raised and s0 constitute elevated seating portions that surround those openings 49 at which the depressions 53 are not adjacent.

With the arrangement Iiust described there is provided a single ring or circle of passages 49,

4and yet ow through the passages 49 may take the upper piston face against the action of the spring 55. As the piston 44 moves downwardly, fluid flows in through the depressions 53 and the passages 49 at which the depressions 53 are located and past the valve ring 54. When a, force is applied to the piston 44 tending to move it upwardly, upward movement takes place when the pressure exerted in the fluid is sufllcient to shift the lower valve ring 56 from the lower piston face 53. Then iluid flows through the depressions 52 and the passages 49 at which the depressions 52 are located and past the ring 56. Thus there are valves restricting the flow of fluid through the piston 44 in two directions and the llow takes place through the same circular ring of passages in both directions. The tubular section 4| and the nut 43 limit the movement of the valve rings 54 and 56 away from the piston faces 50 and 5|.

One advantage in the use of a single-ring of passages 49 is that both ring valves 54 and 56 may be relatively small in outer diameter and size rather than, respectively, large and small, since the single row of passages may 1be relatively small in outer diameter. With two rings of passages one ring valve will be large. It has been discovered that the smaller the ring valve, the more satisfactory is its operation from the standpoint of lack of noise and ease of lifting from seating on the piston.

The rings I2 and I5 are to be suitably connected to parts not shown between which the shock absorber I0 is to operate. Fluid is located in tube 22 between the piston 44 and the compression valve 23, above the piston 44, and in the reserve chamber between tubes I9 and 22. When the rings I2 and I5 move toward one another the piston 44 moves downwardly in the tube or cylinder 22. The fluid tends to flow upwardly through the piston 44, and if this is to take place without much pressure as is frequently the case in shock absorber construction. the coil spring is made relatively weak so that the upper valve ring 54 may be easily lifted from its seat on the upper piston face 50 thereby opening the upper ends of the passages 49 that were previously closed. When the rings I2 and I5 tend to move away from one another, the piston 38 tends to move upwardly in the cylinder 2 I. When the fluid pressure has reached a sufllcient value, which may be considerably higher than that re- -quired for lifting of the upper valve ring from the upper piston face 50, the lower valve ring 56 is raised from the lower piston face 5|. The coil spring 51 may be made relatively strong so as to permit lifting of the valve ring 56 only at this relatively great fluid pressure.

The compression valve 23 is claimed in the copending application of Herman C. Cuskie, Serial No. 570,306, filing date December 29, 1944. This valve serves the purpose of providing compensation for the change in `total volume of fluid Within the tubular member 22v between the valve 23 and the bushing 20, due to the piston rod I I. As the piston 44 moves downwardly toward the compression valve 23'y the total volume for fluid in the sleeve 22 decreases since the available4 area for fluid above thepiston is equal to the internal area of the tube 22 minus the area of the piston rod I'I, whereas the areabelow the piston is equal to the internal area ofthe tube 22. Thus as the piston 44 moves downwardly, the valve 23 opens to permit the necessary escape of fluid. The increased pressure below the piston 44 causes the plate 28 to move downwardly, the discs 21 de- .f "the piston '.55 and liasses the annular seats S forming .with .downward autrement ef yane plate. when 1 the pla-te 28 Acontacts the .adjustable stop .36 lthe plate can v.I nove Adownwardly ino fiar-thm' `and :the yfluid A.under pressure facts to deiormifthe discs .27 fur-ther in Aa r-.downwarddirectiom and vso the discs fmove out of eontactrwithfgthle plate H'28 .permit-ting escape of fthe fluid. When 4mthe piston ftd moves A-uiwvardly the volume for iiluid within `'the `tube 2 2 increases and Athe Valve f23 ppensjzo permit the necessary upward unow of .the '-ii id. This takes place at a 4very low 'pressure sin-9e the :valve Plaie 2.8 is .easily moved mit .ef ...Contact with the 1.011.595 21 .against the action gf the relatrely Weak "lesilientmsars "farmed af at. @stamped .rirrf with dsrrssssdii. eers '1342 111 Figa ..5 and .6 .show .a istrip 56 .Q f a ugh lip .higgh extends the rednced `portion 3.9 ...O f .the .Piston tad 1.1 Tire .upper ,raised .Central .portion .4.5 af .trie Pisten f5.6 .engages .one .fend .of ,the tubiilar section 4 and the .low er. raised..ce11 tra portier 4.6 .er ages .the ,111,111.43 .threaded `11.119,11 the threadedrettlor 40o; the redild end .39 ...Q11 die fris-ten .rod il Ella@ pistas 5.6 has an .oi-iter es af openings f5.1 extending .imm one vrace i8 .te navrant@ faire nas t0 eaten-ding Openings 15.0 are a -ernatelrspaced between .the openings 5 3 .and the rines partially .overlap one another.. Onthe face 5,8 there are provided around the .openings 51, raised annular seats .61. 21.931 the aoe `,59 there .are provided .around the .openings 60 .raised .annular seats :62. A Valve .ring '63 fits relatively kclosely .Within ythe .skirt .47 and .engages the .annular seat L61, .completely vcovering and closing -.the passages 51. As seen Vin Fig. f5 valve ring 5 3 fis spaced vvfrom and only .partially covers .the open-ings 80, thus leaving them open. @hey-awe ring -63 is-yieldingl-y `llaell in engagement with the annular seat-6I loyy the spring 55 acting *between fthe valve vring '63 and the flange 42 on the tubular section iM. A valve ring 6,4 V relatiye'fly -closely rits the lower central-raised portion .46

iii?, Completely goverirsand .closing the. openings 5 10.- 'E Uhe valve rias 64 is spaced from ,and only .partially .Covers .the .Openings .155. .thus .leaf/ine if ein Orian- Th valve .ring 64 rid. 'agir .main- --tained in .engagement with the arirnilar seat .62 ,by the .Spline '51a .acting between .the .taire ring .and .the ,Bange 5.8 .on the nut .43. When .the Bistum .56 is moi/.ed upwardly in .the tube 22 the .valve tins lifted from the annular Seat 6.2. and that .Huid flows rast the rali/.e rias r6.3. through fi Caminetti! draai-ther iler ai.. When trennten sacred .-dermwa r the tube .3.22, the valve ring 16,3 :is raised from :the annui-.ar ,s ts .B I, and so timid flows past l:the naive ring :6.4, through the passages 51, and .past the -valye ring 3 5 r5.3.. ,it should 'be 'noted A.that since :the valve ring '5.3' only partially .corersrthe openings 6l), vthere lis opportunity for a straight ilow of v-iluid pas-t the Naive ring 263 into the passages 60. Similarly, since `the fvalve yring B4 only partially covers the Ipassages 51, there is opportunity 4for straight now vof ziiiiii past :the Vvalve ring 64 into the p assages 5 1. vViit-htl'ie `piston 56 of Fig-s. 5 and 6,72. cornpres- .SQn Yfe m@ "9.9 @QPQYQSL Whfll .may Lak@ the farm irri/aire 3;.3 9i kFia .3- ignoti@ .s rf

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claim.:

LA salve oonstriiction yfor ya shock absorber, .comprising .a body :having .a plurality of parallel passages v.extending :therethrough and .arranged in a ring, a `first set of ).Vfshaped 'depressions .formed in .one,face.of.the piston at certain alten- .nate passages, anda second set of V...shaped de. :pressions :formed yin .the .other ,tace of the -piston atthe remainingalternate passages, a first valve ring.engaging the .said one =face .of the :bodysoas :to close .the said remaining alternate passages and itofiieffwithin the limits .of the firs-t setof ytl.- -shaped depressions `[for leaving open thesaidcer.- y.tain:alternate passages, means .yieldingly holding the uiirst :val-ve ring in .engagement with the lfirst face .of the Hoody, -a second ivalve ring engaging the saidotherdace .of the body so asto .close-the -saidrcertain alternate lpassages and to .lie r'Within `the limits ofthe .second set of N-shaped depressions l:for leaving vopen the said other alternate passages, and mea-ns `yieldingly holding the second valve ring vin engagement 'with vthe vsecond face .of 4the piston.

A valve Vaon-straction .comprising a valve body lhav-ing a plurality .of vpassages extending vtheretlirough Afrom one face -to an opposite Iface, a iirst yset of enlarged recesses .at the ends .of .certain valternate :passages at the said one face, and va second set .of enlarged recesses .at the -ends .of the remaining .alternate passages .at the .said A.opposite face, `a =rst valve ring engaging .thesaidone -face yso as .to close 'the ends of #the said remaining alternate passages at the said one face .of the valve vbody .and so .as to lie .withein the limits of the rfirst set .of enlarged recesses or 1leaving open said certain I alternate pass.- ages although completely covering them, means resiliently urging the :rst valve ring against .the said one face .of fthe valve body, a second y.- v.al1ve ring cooperating with the said opposite :face of `ilalvelaody, `.the said .certain alternate passages, the ysecond set of .enlarged recesses, and the 4said remaining alternate passages, re.- spectively, .as the rst valve ring With the said ,one face of the val-ye body, the said remaining alternate passages, the rst set vof .enlarged reicesses, and the said certain alternate passages, and .means resiliently vurging the second valse ring against the said opposite face of .the valve body.

3. A .piston .construction comprising a rod hav.- .ing a reduced .end and a .shoulder between the .reduced end and the remainder .of the rod, a tubular section mounted upon the reduced porvtion in `engagement with the shoulder and hav.- -ing ,a @Harige .adjacent the shoulder, a piston mounted upon the reduced portion of the rod and having opposed vjfaces, one Aopposed face lbeing adjacent the tubular section, peripheral skirts extending opposite directions outward-15jl from lthe opposed faces, and a plurality of cir..- ealarl-y-arranged parallel passages extending between'v the opposite lfaces, the `regions oi .thesaid one opposite face adjacent some of the passages fleeing relatively raised and adjacent the remaining passages 'being relatively depressed, the regions of the other opposite face adjacent the said remaining passages being relatively raised and adjacent the said some of the passages loe,- .ing relatively depressed., a flrst "Valve ring .engaglg @F.1d ,af one -QPPOSG fail@ S0 as t9 7105@ the said Some 0f trxrassases and. i@ leave @Per @im :F917 QOIEIP'I'QIY l/@Ine the Said Yeliia'mng ,Pfsarg .a 9CQ1L1Q-l/@1`V9g elging 'ma -other opposite face so as to close the said remaining passages and to leave open and yet completely overlie the said some of the passages, the piston having a rst central raised portion at the said one opposite face engaging an end of the tubular section, the first valve ring being movable between the end of the tubular section and the said one opposite face, a first spring acting between the flange on the tubular section and the rst valve ring to urge the i'lrst valve ring against the said one oppositeface, a nut threaded on the reduced end of the rod and having a ange adjacent its outer end, the piston having a second central raised portion at the said other opposite face engaging the other end of the nut, the second valve ring being movable between the said other end of the nut and the said other opposite face of the piston, and a second spring acting between the flange on the nut and the second valve ring to urge the second valve ring against the said other opposite face of the piston.

4. A valve construction comprising a valve body having a iirst circle of passages extending therethrough, a second circle of passages extending therethrough in only partially overlapping relation with respect to the first circle of passages, high surfaces and low surfaces on one face of the valve body, respectively, adjacent the ends of the passages of the rst circle and of the passages of the second circle, high surfaces and low surfaces on an opposite face of the valve body, respectively, adjacent the ends of the passages of the second circle and of the passages of the iirst circle, a rst valve ring engaging the high surfaces at the said one face of the valve body so as to close the passages of the rst circle and spaced from and only partially overlying the low surfaces at the said one face of the valve body so as to leave open the passages of the second circle, means resiliently urging the first valve ring against the valve body, a second valve ring engaging the high surfaces at the said opposite face of the valve body so as to close the passages of the second circle` and spaced fro-:n and only partially overlying the low surfaces at the said opposite face of the valve body so as to leave open the passages of the first circle, and means resiliently urging the second valve ring against the valve body.

5. A valve construction comprising a valve body having two rings of passages extending therethrough from one face to an opposite face so as to overlap one another in each face of the valve body and having at the said one face ele-` vated annular seating portions surrounding the passages of one ring and at the said opposite face elevated annular seating portions surrounding the passages of the other ring, a rst ring valve engaging the elevated annular seating portions at the said one face so as to close the passages of the said one ring and so as to leave open the passages of the said other ring, means yieldingly maintaining the first valve in the aforesaid position, a second ring valve engag-v ing the elevated annular seating portions at the said opposite face so as to close the passages of the said other ring and so as to leave open the passages of the said one ring, and means yieldingly maintaining the second valve in the aforesaid position.

6. A valve construction comprising a valve body having two overlapping rings of passages 4extending therethrough from one face to an opposite face and having at one face elevated annular seating portions surrounding the passages of one ring and at the opposite face elevated annular seating portions surrounding the passages of the other ring, a first circular valve engaging the elevated annular seating portions at the said one face and completely covering the passages of the said one ring so as to close the same and being spaced from and only partially covering the passages of the said other ring so as to leave the same open, means yieldingly maintaining the rst valve in the aforesaid position, a second valve engaging the elevated annular seating portions at the said opposite face and completely covering the passages of the said other ring so as to close the same and being spaced from and only partially covering the passages of the said one ring so as to leave the same open, and means yieldingly maintainving the second valve in the aforesaid position.

7. A piston construction for a shock absorber comprising a piston body having a main portion, a central opening extending therethrough, hub extensions surrounding the opening at opposite vfaces of the main portion, and peripheral skirts extending from opposite faces of the main portion, the piston body being provided with a circular ring of passages extending between the opposite faces and at one opposite face elevated seats adjacent alternate passages and at the other opposite face elevated seats adjacent the remaining alternate passages, a first circular valve engaging the elevated seats at the said one opposite face so as completely to cover and to close the said alternate passages and being spaced from the said remaining alternate passage so as to leave them open although completely covering them, a second circular valve engaging the elevated seats at the said other opposite face so as completely to cover and to 'close the said remaining alternate passages and being spaced from the said alternate passages so as to leave them open although completely covering them, a piston rod having a reduced end provided with a threaded portion at its extremity and a shoulder between the threaded portion and the remainder, a tubular section mounted upon the reduced end of the piston rod in engagement with the shoulder and having an external flange at the end adjacent the shoulder, the piston body being mounted upon the reduced end of the piston with one hub extension abutting the other end of the tubular section, the said other end of the tubular section serving to limit the movement of one circular valve away from the elevated seats engaged by it, a rst spring acting between the external flange on the tubular section and the said one circular valve to maintain the same yieldingly in engagement with -the last mentioned elevated seats, a nut engaging the threaded portion of the reduced end of the piston rod with one end abutting the other hub extension of the piston body so as to limit the movement of the other circular valve away from the elevated seats engaged by it, the nut having at its other end a flange, and a second spring acting between the flange on the nut and the said other circular valve to maintain the same yieldingly in engagement with the last mentioned elevated seats.

8. A piston construction for a shock absorber comprising a piston body having a main portion, a central opening extending therethrough, hub extensions surrounding the opening at opposite faces of the main portion, and peripheral skirts extending from opposite faces of the main portion, the piston body being provided with two overlapping rings of passages extending between i9 the oppositefaces and at one oppositeface elevated annular seats surrounding the passagesof one 'i'fg'and, at the othe'oppsite face elevated annular seats'surroundingujth passages ofthe other ring?y arfirst' circular;valv'eZ engaging the elevated 'annularseats 'at' thesaid oneI opposite face so as completely to cover and to close the passages of tli'said'bering"and being spacedA fromf'ad only partially cov'ring the passages of the" sai-dl other rin'g softofl'eave the same pn, a second circularlvalve-fengagingthelevated annular seats at the said other opposite face so as completely to cover and to close the passages of the said other ring and being spaced from and only partially covering the passages of the said one ring so as to leave them open, a piston rod having a reduced `end provided with a threaded portion at its extremity and a shoulder between the threaded portion and the remainder, a tubular section mounted upon the reduced end of the piston rod in engagement with the shoulder and having an external flange at the end adjacent the shoulder, the piston body being mounted upon the reduced end of the piston with one hub extension abutting the other end "other circular valve away from the elevated seats engaged by it, the nut having at its other end a flange, and a second spring acting between the flange on the nut and the said other circular valve to maintain the same yieldingly in engagement with the last mentioned elevated seats.

9. A piston construction comprising a piston body having peripheral skirts extending from opposite faces, a central opening, and hub extensions surrounding the central opening and extending from the opposite faces, the piston body being provided with inner and outer overlapping rings of passages extending between the opposite faces and having at one opposite face elevated seating portions adjacent the passages of the outer ring and at the other opposite face elevated seating portions adjacent the passages of the inner ring, a first circular valve relatively closely fitting within the peripheral skirt at the said one opposite face and engaging the elevated seating portions adjacent the passages of the outer ring so as to cover them completely and to close them and being spaced from and only partially covering the passages of the inner ring so as to leave them open, means yieldingly maintaining the iirst circular valve in the aforesaid position, a second circular valve relatively closely fitting about the hub extension at the said other opposite face and engaging the elevated seating portions adjacent the passages of the inner ring so as to cover them completely and to close them and being spaced from and only partially covering the passages of the outer ring so as to leave them open, and means yieldingly maintaining ghe second circular valve in the aforesaid posiion.

10. A piston construction comprising a piston body having a peripheral skirt extending from one face, a central opening, and a hub extension surrounding the jcentralopening4 and extending fromv the opposite face, the'4 piston `bodyv being provided with innerhan'd outer overlapping 'rings of passages extending between saidv faces and having at the said onev face elevated seating portionsadjaent the passages ofthe outer ringand atthe saidppposite face elevated seating portions adjacent the passages of-the innerJ` ringbamrst circularvalve'vrelativly closely fitting within the peripheral skirt at the said one fac-e and yieldingly engagingtheeievated' seating portions adjacent the passageso'f the outervlring so as to ter completely' and" tei ciqse them and being spaced from and only partially covering the passages of the inner ring so as to leave them open, and a second circular valve relatively closely fitting about the hub extension at the said opposite face and yieldingly engaging the elevated seating portions adjacent the passages of the inner ring so as to cover them completely and to close them and being spaced from and only partially covering the passages of the outer ring so as to leave them open.

11. A piston valve body having a plurality of parallel passages extending therethrough and arranged in a ring, a first set of V-shaped depressions formed in one face of the piston valve body at certain alternate passages, and a second set of V-shaped depressions formed in the opposite face of the piston valve body at the remaining alternate passages, each set of depressions being V-shaped when viewed in a direction transverse to the face in which each set of depressions is formed.

12. A valve construction comprising a valve body having two at least partially overlapping circular rings of parallel passages extending therethrough from one face to an opposite face and having at one face rst portions adjacent one ring of openings and second portions of a diiferent level adjacent the other ring of openings and at the opposite face third portions adjacent the said one ring of openings and fourth portions of a diierent level adjacent the said other ring of openings, the level for the first portions at the one ring of openings lbeing displaced from the level for the second portions at the other ring of openings in the same direction as the level for the third portion at the one ring is displaced from the level for the fourth portions at the other ring of openings, and circular valves upon the faces mentioned of the body controlling the open ends of the passages at the first portion and fourth portion levels and being spaced from and leaving open the open ends of the passages at the second portion and third portion levels.

13. A valve construction comprising a valve body having a first group of passages extending therethrough providing for fluid passage in one direction and a second group of passages extending therethrough providing for fluid passage in the opposite direction, said passages each having an inlet and a discharge outlet arranged whereby the inlets of the rst group of passages are opposite the inlets of the second group and the discharge outlets of the respective groups are like- Wise opposite one another, both said groups of passages being disposed parallel to the central axis of the valve body and being in sufiicient peripheral alignment to contain at least one common cylindrical path of revolution, a iirst rigid valve ring disposed at one end of the valve body and in juxtaposition to the discharge outlets of said first group of passages and a second rigid valve ring disposed at the opposite end ofthe 1 1 valve body lin juxtaposition to the discharge outlets of said second group of passages, each of said valve rings having portions thereof cooperating with the valve body at said discharge outlets to close the discharge outlets of its juxtaposed group of passages and each having other portions adjacent to but spaced with respect to the inlets of the other group of passages.

ROSS LEWTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following referenlces are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Babson May 23, 1922 Whisler Apr. 20, 1943 Boor et al July 13, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain June 2, 1939 France 1928 Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,472,840. June 14, 1949.

ROSS LEWTON It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows:

Column 6, line 24, claim 1, for the Word piston read body;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 22nd day of November, A. D. 1949.

[SEAL] Assistant ommz'ssz'oner of Patents. 

